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🌱 Middlefield hayride operator eyes new farm stand and regional expansion

Middlefield, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Middlefield hayride operator eyes new farm stand and regional expansion
  • How new protections are changing book challenges in Durham–Middlefield schools

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• I looked through local filings. Here's what's in development around CT (myrecordjournal.com) — A livestock business that already runs popular autumn hayrides at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield is seeking approval for a new farm stand in nearby East Hampton, expanding its local presence. The broader roundup also tracks new housing, retail, solar projects and other commercial plans across Connecticut that could shape where you shop, work, and play.
   

• It's Banned Books Week. For librarians that means soft censorship (ctmirror.org) — A school library media specialist serving Durham and Middlefield explains how Connecticut’s new library-protection law shields her job while book challenges and quiet censorship continue across the state. Librarians describe subtle pressures, from hidden Pride displays to parents’ complaints, and how statewide policies and local support are helping them keep diverse books available to young readers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

  • Middletown Open Houses Oct. 10-11: A Westfield Colonial With Countryside Views And A Murray Street Ranch (patch.com)
  • East Lyme Board of Selectmen advance speed camera plan in 5-1 vote (nbcconnecticut.com)
  • Who will win 2026 CIAC boys soccer titles? Our midseason picks (middletownpress.com)

Wallingford

  • More Than 60 Cats Removed From Home In Wallingford: Report (patch.com)

Cromwell

  • 43rd Wickham Park Cross Country Invitational: Boys runners to watch on Saturday (middletownpress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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